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Looks like unemployment may finally be turning around a bit, if the latest dip in claims filed is any indication. But on the ground, times are still tough for many people, as job creation still hasn't quite balanced out the rate of job loss. Unemployment continues to hold at 9 percent, the same rate it has maintained for the last two years, and indeed in the real world, it seems that the ranks of the unemployed haven't gotten whacked down quite yet.
If you've lost your job and find yourself in this boat now, then you'll want to maximize your connections, especially your social networks. After all, the whole point of having "friends," contacts and communities is to keep you connected, and never is this more important than when you're looking for your next gig.
Although Facebook may be a favorite among recruiters looking to interact with students and grads, the big kahuna for professional online networking is still LinkedIn. It's free, powerful, and probably one of the best tools in the hunt for a job.
Given your new status, fine-tuning that profile should be near the top of your priority list, so here are a few tips that can help. New York–based executive coach Sandra A. VanGilder recently offered Forbes these 5 must-do tips:
(1) Don't hide the fact that you're out of work: Some people feel embarrassed about being laid off, so they don't make it crystal clear that they're available. But there's no shame in it, especially today. (Really, you are far, far from alone.) So don't be too vague. "You exude confidence by not being ashamed that you're between jobs," VanGlider says."…be very public about the fact that you're looking for new opportunities."
(2) Finish that profile: Maybe you let it languish for months or years, but you have the time now, so finish it up. Go for the full 100 percent complete. This can help your profile attract more views, and believe it or not, it can even make you a more appealing candidate.
(3) Give your Professional Headline another look: This is the highly visible bit that goes under your name, so this is pretty key. Do it right, and it could lead recruiters to check out the rest of your profile. You are basically labeling yourself in this space, so use a job title or short description that's aspirational. In other words, describe where you want to go, not what you just left behind.
(4) Get rid of "Current": Well, you're out of work, so this means you really have no "Current" item. Move the job into the "Past" section, and then delete the "Current" heading. (Don't forget to update the "Experience" section.) Yes, the job will show an end date. And yes, that's okay. (See #1.) If you don't like leaving it blank, you can list "Actively seeking new opportunities."
(5) Finesse that "Summary": You want a good read that describes your talents, skills and accomplishments, but don't write a novel here. Stick to a couple of concise paragraphs, no more. Conclude with a statement like, "I am currently looking for new opportunities in [ABC functions] and [XYZ] industries." Example: "Actively pursuing senior human resources officer role in a collaborative environment," or "Currently seeking to leverage my Equity Floor experience and education into Investor Relations."
As for the rest of the profile, it's basically a resume, so the standard tips apply: Use action verbs in your descriptions, show how you produced results in these roles, and proofread, proofread, proofread. But since this is online, not print, keep things concise and use relevant keywords. And don't forget to hit up former co-workers, bosses and other contacts to write online recommendations for you.
When you're finished, you may be inclined to hit save and forget about the site for a while — but don't. Your profile shows your latest status updates, so even if it's a quick note describing what you're up to, get it in there. Otherwise, your profile may seem like it's collecting dust. And if you haven't already, look into joining some groups. This can actually be a very useful tactic: If you're in a group with someone you want to contact, you can send a direct message — even if you're not first-degree contacts, haven't upgraded to InMail, or don't have a mutual contact in common. That's one benefit that can come in really handy.
You may also want to keep tabs on Facebook's new "Social Jobs" portal. Not quite a jobs listing site (though that may come down the road), this is more like a one-stop shop for tools and resources hooked into the Department of Labor, National Association of Colleges and Employers, DirectEmployers Association, and the National Association of State Workforce Agencies.
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You have decided to have about six to 10 of your best friends over to watch the game on your big screen TV. You have told them to bring their own beverages and you would provide the food. Did they really believe you were going to cook? Silly people. You had decided from the start that you were going to have pizza delivered for everyone. However, you are counting on fast, reliable delivery service. If you had told your friends you were going to order pizza and some other Italian specialties they would have groaned and accepted graciously even though the food was no big deal. However, you are going to surprise them with gourmet pizza and pasta. It will all be totally out of the ordinary and they will be so impressed. You are almost having a hard time deciding what to order. At least in preparation you purchased the paper plates, napkins and plastic forks. This is to be casual dining in front of the TV. You will not have to wash dishes and already have a big black bag ready for all the trash. Clean up will be a breeze! You know some of the guys will eat anything put on a pizza. They have cast iron stomachs and healthy appetites to match. For them you are going to order a Supreme Pizza that has peperoni, Canadian bacon, sausage, bell peppers, red onions and mushrooms. They will love it! For your friends who always seem to have a wing in their hands your order something called the Buffalo. It has chicken breast, red onions, parsley, crumbled bleu cheese, and is topped with ranch, buffalo sauce and Parmesan. You plan to sample a piece of each one. If you are not mistaken there may be a vegetarian in the crowd. Just because it's a veggie pizza doesn't mean others won't appreciate it as well. This gourmet pizza has feta and mozzarella cheeses with mushrooms, black olives, red onions, sun dried tomatoes, artichokes and capers. What's not to like? Just in case someone is on a diet (sure, a beer and salad diet) you will have several different salads available. If they are not eaten, you will save them for yourself to eat tomorrow. One looks especially good. It's called a Bleu Tomato Salad and has spring greens, romaine lettuce, sun dried tomatoes, pine nuts, red onion, crumbled bleu cheese and bacon. Your mouth is already beginning to water! You do not know anyone who doesn't like pizza, but just to make sure there will be a couple of sandwiches available as well. You choose a French Turkey Melt. Again, if no one grabs it you will save it for yourself. It sounds delicious. There is roasted turkey, crumbled bacon, provolone cheese, fresh tomato and lettuce and honey Dijon chipotle mustard. Hmm. Maybe you should have the pizza delivery come before your company begins to arrive so you can sample everything to make sure it is good. Admit it. In looking at the menu, you have made yourself hungry. Comments:

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Harold and Maude
Harold and Maude | |
1971 release poster
Directed by | Hal Ashby |
Produced by | Colin Higgins Charles B. Mulvehill |
Written by | Colin Higgins |
Starring | Ruth Gordon Bud Cort |
Music by | Cat Stevens |
Cinematography | John Alonzo |
Edited by | William A. Sawyer Edward Warschilka |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release dates
Running time
91 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $1.2 million[1] |
Harold and Maude is a 1971 American romantic dark comedy directed by Hal Ashby and released by Paramount Pictures. It incorporates elements of dark humor and existentialist drama, with a plot that revolves around the exploits of a young man named Harold (played by Bud Cort) intrigued with death. Harold drifts away from the life that his detached mother (Vivian Pickles) prescribes for him, and slowly develops quite a strong and close friendship and eventually a romantic relationship with a 79-year-old woman named Maude (Ruth Gordon) who teaches Harold about living life to its fullest and that life is the most precious gift of all.
The film was based on a screenplay written by Colin Higgins and published as a novel in 1971. Filming locations in the San Francisco Bay Area included both Holy Cross Cemetery and Golden Gate National Cemetery, and the ruins of the Sutro Baths.
Critically and commercially unsuccessful when originally released, the film developed a cult following and in 1983 began making a profit.[2][1] The film is ranked number 45 on the American Film Institute's list of 100 Funniest Movies of all Time and was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress in 1997, for being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant".[3] The Criterion Collection special edition Blu-ray and DVD were released June 12, 2012.[4]
Harold Chasen (Bud Cort) is a young man obsessed with death. He stages elaborate fake suicides, attends funerals and drives a hearse, all to the chagrin of his socialite mother (Vivian Pickles).[5]
At another stranger's funeral service, Harold meets Maude (Ruth Gordon), a 79-year-old woman who shares Harold's hobby of attending funerals. He is entranced by her quirky outlook on life, which is bright and excessively carefree in contrast with his morbidity. The pair form a bond and Maude slowly shows Harold the pleasures of art and music (including how to play banjo), and teaches him how to "[make] the most of his time on earth".[5] Meanwhile, Harold's mother is determined, against Harold's wishes, to find him a wife. One by one, Harold frightens and horrifies each of his appointed dates, by appearing to commit gruesome acts such as self-immolation, self-mutilation and seppuku.
As they become closer, their friendship soon blossoms into a romance and Harold announces that he will marry Maude, resulting in disgusted outbursts from his family, psychiatrist and priest. Maude's 80th birthday arrives and Harold throws a surprise party for her. As the couple dance, Maude tells Harold that she "couldn't imagine a lovelier farewell". Confused, he questions Maude as to her meaning and she reveals that she has taken an overdose of sleeping pills and will be dead by midnight. She restates her firm belief that eighty is the proper age to die.
Harold rushes Maude to the hospital, where she is treated unsuccessfully and dies. In the final sequence, Harold's car is seen going off a seaside cliff but after the crash, the final shot reveals Harold standing calmly atop the cliff, holding his banjo. After gazing down at the wreckage, he dances away, picking out on his banjo Cat Stevens' "If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out".
- Ruth Gordon as Dame Marjorie "Maude" Chardin, a 79-year-old free spirit who wears her hair in braids. Maude believes in living each day to its fullest, and "trying something new every day". Her view of life is so joyful that, true to the film's motif, it crosses a blurred, shifting line into a carefree attitude toward death as well. We know little of her past, except that as a young woman she lived in pre-war Vienna, was once married and has a Nazi concentration camp tattoo on one arm.
- Bud Cort as Harold Parker Chasen, a young man in his 20s who is obsessed with death. He drives a hearse, attends funerals of strangers and stages elaborate fake suicides. Through meeting and falling in love with Maude, he discovers joy in living for the first time.
- Vivian Pickles as Mrs. Chasen, Harold's opulently wealthy mother, is controlling, snooty and seemingly incapable of affection. Hoping to force him into respectability, Mrs. Chasen replaces Harold's beloved hearse with a Jaguar (which he then converts to a miniature hearse) and sets up several blind dates, or more accurately, "bride interviews" with young women. It is clear that she will make the choice.
- Cyril Cusack as Glaucus, the sculptor who makes the ice statue of Maude and lends them his tools to transport a tree.
- Charles Tyner as General Victor Ball, Harold's uncle who lost an arm in the war and now pulls a hidden cord to make his wire prosthetic "salute". On Mrs. Chasen's orders, he attempts to prepare Harold to join the armed forces. The effort is thwarted by a stunt, in which Harold appears to kill Maude.
- Ellen Geer as Sunshine Doré, an actress. On Harold's third blind date, she mimics his suicide, giving a histrionic rendition of Juliet's death scene.
- Eric Christmas as Priest
- G. Wood as Psychiatrist
- Judy Engles as Candy Gulf, Harold's first blind date, whom he scares off by apparently setting himself on fire.
- Shari Summers as Edith Phern, Harold's second blind date, whom he dissuades by pretending to cut off his hand.
- Tom Skerritt (credited as "M. Borman") as Motorcycle Officer
- Director Hal Ashby appears in an uncredited cameo, watching a model train at an amusement park. The amusement park is Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk (California USA) / Penny Arcade.
UCLA student Colin Higgins wrote Harold and Maude as his master's thesis. While working as producer Edward Lewis' pool boy, Higgins showed the script to Lewis's wife, Mildred. Mildred was so impressed that she got Edward to give it to Stanley Jaffe at Paramount. Higgins sold the script with the understanding that he would direct the film but he was told he wasn't ready, after tests he shot proved unsatisfactory to the studio heads. Ashby would only commit to directing the film after getting Higgins' blessing and then, so Higgins could watch and learn from him on the set, Ashby made Higgins a co-producer.[6] Higgins says he originally thought of the story as a play. It then became a 20 minute thesis while at film school. After the film came out, the script was turned into a novel then a play, which ran for several years in Paris.[7]
Ashby felt that Maude should ideally be European and his list of possible actresses included dames Peggy Ashcroft, Edith Evans, Gladys Cooper and Celia Johnson as well as Lotte Lenya, Luise Rainer, Pola Negri, Minta Durfee and Agatha Christie.[8] Ruth Gordon indicated that in addition she heard that Edwige Feuillere, Elisabeth Bergner, Mildred Natwick, Mildred Dunnock and Dorothy Stickney had been considered.[9]
For Harold, in addition to Bud Cort, Ashby considered all promising unknowns, Richard Dreyfuss, Bob Balaban and John Savage. Also on his list were John Rubinstein, for whom Higgins had written the part and then up-and-coming British pop star Elton John, whom Ashby had seen live and hoped would also do the music.[10]
Anne Brebner, the casting director, was almost cast as Harold's mother, when Vivian Pickles was briefly unable to do the role.[11]
Hal Ashby, the director, shared certain ideals with the era's youth culture and in this film he contrasts the doomed outlook of the alienated youth with the hard-won optimism of those who endured the horrors of the early 20th century, nihilism with purpose. Harold is the present, Maude's past is revealed in a glimpse of the Auschwitz ID number tattooed on her arm, as well as her talk with Harold about using an umbrella to defend herself from thugs at political meetings before moving to America. Part of what has made the film a classic is that Ashby understands and is sympathetic of both the doomed and optimistic outlooks rather than portraying the world as Us vs. Them. This is a love story of two people, Harold and Maude.
Meaning threads through the film as does choice mostly seen through the changes in Harold. He is part of a society in which he is of no importance; existentially, he is without meaning. Maude lives a life of deliberate choice and rich with meaning. It is in this crisis, shown against the backdrop of the Vietnam War, that we see the differences between experiencing a meaningless war and experiencing and living beyond a war of great meaning. He is part of a generation and she an individual. He no longer believes in anything while she lives the ideals of the era's youth culture. He plays with death, she accepts death as a fact of life and decides her own time to die.
Because he is forced to accept that deliberate choice Harold gains the strength to make his own. He won't react to a society that sees him only as a position he fills or the background of a meaningless world. He, too will be an individual, he will live a life with meaning.
Harold's "deaths"[edit]
When Harold and Maude are talking candidly at her home he tells her that he has "died a few times". He describes how, when he was at boarding school, he set his chemistry lab on fire and escaped through a hole in the floor, going home believing his school career was at an end and he was free. When the police came to his house, Harold watched as they told his mother that he had died in the fire and saw her collapse into the policemen's arms. As he reaches this part of the story, Harold bursts into tears and declares, "I decided then I enjoyed being dead".
Throughout the movie, Harold "dies" seven to eight times. He tells his psychologist at one early juncture that he has made similar attempts in all fifteen times now, which he calls a rough estimate.
- Hanging himself in opening scene: Harold hangs himself while his mother is on the phone. She barely seems to notice this display (at one point she tells him, "I suppose you think that's very funny, Harold.") and continues her conversation.
- Letting his mother find him in her bathtub, throat and wrists slit and the mirrors drenched in blood: After this act, Harold sees a psychiatrist.
- Floating dead in pool: Harold floats face down, fully clothed, for an impossibly long time as his mother swims laps past him. Camera shots from below establish that he has no breathing apparatus.
- Shooting himself in the forehead: As his mother reads the questionnaire for the dating service (and answers it according to her preferences, not his), Harold surreptitiously loads a revolver with live rounds, then wheels around and points it at his mother. When after several moments she still does not notice, he turns around and shoots himself. As the blast sends him toppling backward with a hole in his forehead, his mother snaps, "Harold! Please!" and calmly continues with the questionnaire.
- Self-immolation: For the first blind date, Harold sets himself on fire on the diving board in view of the horrified girl, then calmly walks in behind her, with his body still apparently burning outside the window.
- Hand chopping: The second blind date ends abruptly, with Harold chopping off an obviously fake hand. This is the incident that makes his mother decide to send him to the military.
- Seppuku: For the final date, Harold disembowels himself with a sword. Instead of running off like the other dates, Sunshine Doré, a would-be actress, assumes that the act was staged and eagerly joins in. Reciting lines from Romeo and Juliet, she tests the blade with one hand to see its retraction and plunges the fake blade into her chest and acts out a death scene. At that instant, Harold's mother enters and seeing what she presumes is a dead girl, declares indignantly, "Harold! That was your last date!"
- Car wreck: Grief-stricken over Maude's death, Harold drives his Jaguar/hearse recklessly up a winding dirt road, sending it flying off a cliff to the rocks below. When the camera tilts from the wreckage up the cliff face, we find Harold standing at the top. He calmly begins to play the banjo Maude gave him and slowly dances away.
Awards [edit]
Harold and Maude is #45 on the American Film Institute's list of 100 Years... 100 Laughs, the list of the top 100 films in American comedy. The list was released in 2000. Two years later, AFI released the list AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions honoring the most romantic films for the past 100 years, Harold and Maude ranked #69.[12] In September 2008, Empire listed Harold and Maude as #65 in Empire's 500 Greatest Movies of All Time.[13] Entertainment Weekly ranked the film #4 on their list of "The Top 50 Cult Films."[14]
In June 2008, AFI revealed its "Ten Top Ten"—the best ten films in ten "classic" American film genres—after polling over 1,500 people from the creative community. Harold and Maude was acknowledged as the ninth best film in the romantic comedy genre.[15][16]
- American Film Institute recognition
- 2000: AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs - #45
- 2002: AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions - #69
- 2006: AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers - #89
- 2007: AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition) - Nominated[17]
- 2008: AFI's 10 Top 10 - #9 Romantic Comedy
- AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs:
- "If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out" – Nominated
- AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes:
- "L-I-V-E! Live! Otherwise, you got nothing to talk about in the locker room.." – Nominated
At the 29th Golden Globe Awards, Bud Cort and Ruth Gordon received a nomination for Best Actor and Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy film, respectively.[18]
Critical response[edit]
Harold and Maude received mixed reviews, with several critics being offended by the film's dark humor. Roger Ebert, in a review dated January 1, 1972, did not care for the film. He wrote, "And so what we get, finally, is a movie of attitudes. Harold is death, Maude life, and they manage to make the two seem so similar that life's hardly worth the extra bother. The visual style makes everyone look fresh from the Wax Museum, and all the movie lacks is a lot of day-old gardenias and lilies and roses in the lobby, filling the place with a cloying sweet smell. Nothing more to report today. Harold doesn't even make pallbearer."[19] Vincent Canby also panned the film, stating that the actors "are so aggressive, so creepy and off-putting, that Harold and Maude are obviously made for each other, a point the movie itself refuses to recognize with a twist ending that betrays, I think, its life-affirming pretensions."[20]
The reputation of the film has increased; Rotten Tomatoes, which labeled the film as "Certified Fresh", gave it a score of 86% based on 42 reviews, with an average score of 7.6/10. A consensus on the site read, "Hal Ashby's comedy is too dark and twisted for some, and occasionally oversteps its bounds, but there's no denying the film's warm humor and big heart."[21] In 2005, the Writers Guild of America ranked the screenplay #86 on its list of 101 Greatest Screenplays ever written.[22] Sight & Sound magazine conducts a poll every ten years of the world's finest film directors, to find out the Ten Greatest Films of All Time. This poll has been going since 1992 and has become the most recognised poll of its kind in the world. In 2012, Niki Caro, Wanuri Kahiu and Cyrus Frisch voted for "Harold and Maude". Frisch commented: "An encouragement to think beyond the obvious!"[23]
Harold and Maude[24][25] | |
Soundtrack album by Cat Stevens | |
Released | December 28, 2007 |
Label | Vinyl Films |
Producer | Cat Stevens Paul Samwell-Smith |
The music in Harold and Maude was composed and performed by Cat Stevens. He had been suggested by Elton John to do the music after John had dropped out of the project.[26] Stevens composed two original songs for the film, "Don't Be Shy" and "If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out" and performed instrumental and alternate versions of the songs "On the Road to Find Out", "I Wish, I Wish", "Miles from Nowhere", "Tea for the Tillerman", "I Think I See the Light", "Where Do the Children Play?" and "Trouble" which were either on the album Mona Bone Jakon or Tea for the Tillerman. Those albums had been released before the film. "Don't Be Shy" and "If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out" were not released on an album, until his 1984 compilation Footsteps in the Dark: Greatest Hits, Vol. 2.
There is some additional non-Cat Stevens music in the film. "Greensleeves" is played on the harp during dinner. During the scene where Harold is floating face-down in the swimming pool, the opening bars of Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 are heard. A marching band is also heard playing a John Philip Sousa march outside the church following a funeral.
1972 soundtrack[edit]
The first soundtrack was released in Japan in 1972 on vinyl and cassette, (A&M Records GP-216). It omitted the two original songs and all instrumental and alternate versions of songs and was generally composed of re-released material that was in the film, along with five songs that are not in the film.[27]
- Track listing
- Side one
- "Morning Has Broken" (not in the film)
- "Wild World" (not in the film)
- "I Think I See the Light"
- "I Wish, I Wish"
- "Trouble"
- "Father and Son" (not in the film)
- Side two
- "Miles from Nowhere"
- "Lilywhite" (not in the film)
- "Where Do the Children Play?"
- "On the Road to Find Out"
- "Lady D'Arbanville" (not in the film)
- "Tea for the Tillerman"
2007 soundtrack[edit]
The second soundtrack was released in December 2007, by Vinyl Films Records, as a vinyl-only limited edition release of 2,500 copies. It contained a 30-page oral history of the making of the film, the most extensive series of interviews yet conducted on Harold and Maude.[24]
- Track listing
- Side one
- "Don't Be Shy"
- "On the Road to Find Out"
- "I Wish, I Wish"
- "Miles from Nowhere"
- "Tea for the Tillerman"
- "I Think I See the Light"
- Side two
- "Where Do the Children Play?"
- "If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out"
- "If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out (banjo version)"—previously unreleased
- "Trouble"
- "Don't Be Shy (alternate version)"—previously unreleased
- "If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out (instrumental version)"—previously unreleased
- Bonus 7" single
- "Don't Be Shy (demo version)"—previously unreleased
- "If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out (alternative version)"—previously unreleased
Colin Higgins later adapted the story into a stage play. The original Broadway production, starring Janet Gaynor as Maude and Keith McDermott as Harold, closed after four performances in February 1980.[28]
A French adaptation for television, translated and written by Jean-Claude Carrière, appeared in 1978. It was also adapted for the stage and performed in Québec, starring Roy Dupuis.[29]
Unproduced sequel and prequel[edit]
Higgins expressed interest in 1978 about both a sequel and prequel to Harold and Maude.[30] The sequel, Harold's Story, would have Cort portray Harold's life after Maude. Higgins also imagined a prequel showing Maude's life before Harold, Grover and Maude had Maude learning how to steal cars from Grover Muldoon, the character portrayed by Richard Pryor in Higgins' 1976 film Silver Streak. Higgins wanted Gordon and Pryor to reprise their roles.
- ^ a b After 12 Years, a Profit For 'Harold and Maude' By ALJEAN HARMETZSpecial to The New York Times. New York Times (1923-Current file) [New York, N.Y] 08 Aug 1983: C14.
- ^ Peary, Danny (1981). Cult Movies. Delta Books. ISBN 0-517-20185-2.
- ^ National Film Registry list of films 1989-2006. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2011-09-08.
- ^ "Harold and Maude; Criterion Collection".
- ^ a b Bozzola, Lucia. "Harold and Maude > Overview". Allmovie. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
- ^ Dawson, Nick (2009). Being Hal Ashby : life of a Hollywood rebel. University Press of Kentucky. pp. 120–121. ISBN 9780813125381.
- ^ Up From the Underground Harold; Maude; Wilson, John M. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 14 Apr 1978: g14.
- ^ Dawson, pp. 122–123
- ^ Gordon, Ruth (1986). My Side: The Autobiography of Ruth Gordon. D.I. Fine. p. 392. ISBN 9780917657818.
- ^ Dawson, p. 122
- ^ Brebner, Anne (guest); Morrison, John (Host) (May 6, 2011). Aspect Ratio - April 2011. blip.tv. Retrieved 2011-09-08.
- ^ 100 Years, 100 Passions. American Film Institute. Retrieved 2011-09-08.
- ^ "Empire's 500 Greatest Movies of All Time". imdb.com. 2011-08-21.
- ^ "The Top 50 Cult Films". Entertainment Weekly. May 23, 2003.
- ^ American Film Institute (2008-06-17). "AFI Crowns Top 10 Films in 10 Classic Genres". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
- ^ "Top 10 Romantic Comedies". American Film Institute. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
- ^ "AFI's 100 Years…100 Movies—10th Anniversary Edition, Official Ballot" (PDF). American Film Institute. 2007. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ Actor In A Leading Role - Musical Or Comedy. TheGoldenGlobes.com. Retrieved 2011-09-08.
- ^ Ebert, Roger (January 1, 1972). "Harold and Maude". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 2011-09-08.
- ^ "Screen: 'Harold and Maude' and Life: Hal Ashby's Comedy Opens at Coronet; Ruth Gordon, Bud Cort Star as Odd Couple", New York Times review by Vincent Canby, December 21, 1971. Copyright © 1971 The New York Times Company.
- ^ "Harold and Maude". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
- ^ Savage, Sophia (February 27, 2013). "WGA Lists Greatest Screenplays, From 'Casablanca' and 'Godfather' to 'Memento' and 'Notorious'". Retrieved February 28, 2013.
- ^ http://explore.bfi.org.uk/sightandsoundpolls/2012/voter/920
- ^ a b Harold and Maude at AllMusic
- ^ Harold and Maude at Discogs
- ^ Dawson, p. 124
- ^ From the FAQ section of CatStevens.com at the Wayback Machine (archived April 5, 2005)
- ^ Harold and Maude (1980) Playbill Vault
- ^ "Roy Dupuis" (in French). ICI Radio-Canada Télé. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ Beck, Marilyn (August 6, 1978). "Higgins eyes 'Harold's Story'". Pacific Stars and Stripes. p. 16. Retrieved 2014-01-30.
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Hard though it be to believe, a Wall Street Journal editorial Monday actually had the temerity to criticize Fox News. Not by name, of course—Murdoch editorialists are nothing if not discreet when going after other parts of the Murdoch empire—but the criticism was directed at some unnamed organization that puts Sean Hannity and Bill O'Reilly on television every night.
The criticism came in an editorial on the late, lamented Herman Cain campaign. After noting that Cain was in no way ready for prime time, the editorial asserted that Cain had too many flaws to take on President Barack Obama. At that point, the Journal dipped its toe, gingerly, into criticism of the right-wing media. Cain's unelectability, it said,
is the weakness that the talk-radio establishment overlooked when it dismissed the sexual-harassment accusations against Mr. Cain as one more left-wing conspiracy. Whether true or not, the accusations resulted in settlements by the National Restaurant Association, where he had been CEO. These were facts on the record. They were bound to come out, especially if he won the nomination.
And it wasn't just the talk-radio establishment that was to blame for trying to dismiss the Cain brouhaha.
Mr. Cain's failure to disclose them himself, and his inept response once they emerged, revealed a candidate who didn't appreciate the merciless realities of a modern Presidential campaign. Primary voters got the message despite the cable-TV wagon circling, and he fell in the polls.
Cable TV? What network could that be? MSNBC? Unlikely. CNN? Probably not. Turner Classic Movies? Close, but no cigar. The careful reader is compelled to conclude that the Journal's editorialists are criticizing their fellow Murdochians at Fox News.
We don't often think about such things, but the free-market zealots who fill up the Journal's editorial pages with free-market zealotry are probably mortified by their cousins at Fox more than we may imagine. Marching under the same banner as yahoos (whose ratings depend on stirring up other yahoos) can be a problem for elites in any movement, and in this case, it apparently was for Gigot's grandees. Fox News is their Smerdyakov—the unacknowledged, illegitimate, feeble-minded brother who actually does the dirty deed. Annoying, but the Murdoch family wouldn't amount to much without him.
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20 of us, our entire family, did the 3 night sampler cruise on Solstice and had an absolute ball!!!!!!!
Some of us had cruised before, most of us not. This ship is very impressive, very big and plenty to do u till the wee small hrs of the morning. Boarding was no problem and straight into the buffet for lunch, we all had drink packages which for us was the way to go & we all got our money's worth.
I would not hesitate to go on this ship again and it was by far the best ship I have been on to date.
A couple of criticisms that should be mentioned though, unfortunately!!
Given this ship is based in Australia for a number of months they need to get their beer list sorted out and the availability of the beer they say they have on board to what you can actually get! You might be able to get a certain beer at one bar but not available at another, or you may not be able to get the same beer at the same bar back to back, not nice changing beers every More
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The cabins had plenty of storage and the bed was very comfortable. One other observation, the button to flush the toilet in the cabin can only be used if you put both the toilet seat and lid down!!!!, my wife thought that fine but I didn't.
This was my 4th cruise and am still not sure if cruising is my go, but I would love to go on this ship again
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Evo J. Donnini WOONSOCKET - Evo J. "Curly" Donnini, 93, formerly of Cato St., Woonsocket, died Wednesday evening at The Villages at Waterman Lake in Greenville. He was the husband of the late Martha (Nytka) (Oliveira) Donnini. Born and raised in Manville, he was a son of the late Gino "Ciro" and Josephine (Pialunga) Donnini. He was a resident of Woonsocket for most of his life. Mr. Donnini served in the Army during WWII. He was an instructor in radio and landing operations for the Army Air Corps and was discharged with the rank of Sergeant.
Amy R. Letourneau WARWICK - Amy Renee Letourneau, 37, of Warwick, RI, passed away suddenly April 12, 2011.Born in Providence, she was the daughter of Rene L. Letourneau and the late Nancy H.(Hoyt) Letourneau. Besides her father she leaves her step-mother Judy Letourneau, her brother Damon Letourneau and her friend William Dinges. Visitation Wednesday 10:30AM - 11:00AM with a memorial service to follow at 11:00AM in the Winfield & Sons Funeral Home, 571 West Greenville Rd., (Rt. 116), Scituate.
FOXBORO, Mass. — Pawtucket's Kelsey Fournier will return for her third and final year as a New England Patriots cheerleader, and her second as one of the squad's co-captains.
PAWTUCKET – There was no hiccups, nor was there any red flags from Matt Albers' relief appearance with the Pawtucket Red Sox on Sunday afternoon. A clean and effortless sixth inning was what Albers delivered as the Pawtucket Red Sox cooked up two wins at McCoy Stadium. Daniel Nava capped off the suspended portion of the proceedings with a game-winning single in the 10th inning, lifting the PawSox to a 2-1 win past Buffalo. Albers' 1-2-3 frame came in the regularly scheduled contest as Pawtucket's offense came alive in a 10-6 victory.
PAWTUCKET — While this is not a book review of Dan Barry's "Bottom of the 33rd," the goal here is to lend depth behind the 255-page opus currently available. This is about reenacting the journey Barry took in taking one particular subject and spinning it into a finished product. Reliving the process Barry undertook – from countless interviews to visiting the archives at The Pawtucket Times – is almost as fascinating as the final product itself because of the different angles he explores.
CENTRAL FALLS — Call Naffi Koulibaly and Emily Baptista a study in contrasts. During a game called "Willow in the Wind," Baptista — a sixth-grader at Baldwin Elementary School in Pawtucket — jumped at the chance to participate. With her "teammates" surrounding her in a tight circle, she was asked to stand up straight, to consider herself as rigid as a broomstick, cross her arms across her chest, close her eyes and lean forward.
CUMBERLAND - A total of seven firms have submitted proposals for the job of consulting the town on a fire department merger study. The bid proposals were opened Wednesday and will be reviewed by Mayor Daniel J. McKee, who will recommend one of the seven to the Town Council sometime next month.
PAWTUCKET — In a move that grants some concessions for the remainder of the current contract and provides some structural savings going forward, the city's teachers have tentatively agreed to a new contract. On Friday, School Committeeman Alan Tenreiro, who is the chief negotiator for the Pawtucket School Committee, and Pawtucket Teachers Alliance President Ron Beaupre announced in a joint press release that the two sides had reached a "tentative agreement" on a new pact.
CUMBERLAND -- Tracy Fay, owner of Lizzy's Enchanted Creamery, has had her share of ups and downs.
SMITHFIELD – Cumberland High survived injuries to its starting pitcher and catcher on Friday to outlast Smithfield 6-5 in eight innings. "This was a great team effort," Cumberland coach Paul Murphy admitted. "Our starting pitcher, Hayden Namaka, hurt his hand and left in the third inning. Eric Murray, who had pitched only one inning this season, took over and gave us five good innings. And then our catcher, Matt Billington, got hurt and we replaced him with Matt Bare in the fourth inning."
Michele Ann Rathbun PAWTUCKET - Michele Ann Rathbun, 58, of Pine Street, passed away Thursday at home after an illness. Born in Providence a daughter of the late Earl and Ramona (Allen) Vangilder. She has lived in Pawtucket for the last 20 years and had been employed as a CNA. She leaves 3 daughters, Anne, Nina and Ramona Dawn Whitaker all of Pawtucket. She also leaves a sister Lynn Rogers of CT. and 2 brothers, Earl Vangilder of CA. and F. Allen Vangilder of Pawtucket and seven Grandchildren. Condolences, www.coelhofuneralhome.net
Pauline G. Chabot CUMBERLAND. Pauline G. Chabot, 88, formerly of Central Falls, Passed into eternal rest on Thursday after a brief illness. She was the beloved wife of the late Gerald R. Chabot.
Annie Zide EAST PROVIDENCE - Annie Zide, 96, of East Providence passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2011. She was the wife of the late George Zide. She is survived by a daughter Ann Ryan of Worcester. A service will be held Monday, April 18, 2011 at 12 PM in the COSTIGAN-O'NEILL Funeral Home, 220 Cottage Street, Pawtucket. Burial will be private. For online condolences www.rifuneral.com
SMITHFIELD – Don't tell Lincoln head coach Ed Hunt that the stolen base isn't a handy tool. The Lions qualify as a running bunch, witnessed by the five bags they swiped Thursday in a 9-1 win over Smithfield. What makes the liberties Lincoln are taking on the base paths even more of a game-changing factor is that a run-producing hit came on the heels on every swiped base except the one Joe Yankee pulled off in the first inning.
PAWTUCKET – Relief pitchers aren't generally called into the game in the top of the second inning. But that's what Tolman High coach Theo Murray had to do on Thursday afternoon when ace hurler Chris Messier was experiencing soreness in his arm against Division II-Central rival Classical. Murray had to summon junior right-hander Andrew Larson to the mound. Larson took the ball and then hurled a gem as he held the Purple to three hits the final six innings, lifting the Tigers to a 4-2 victory at Slater Park.
CUMBERLAND --- Through the years, Lincoln vs. Cumberland in softball has featured nothing but tight pitchers' duels that you can count the total runs (and sometimes the hits) on one hand. That wasn't the case on Thursday afternoon. Allie Dzialo's bases-clearing double with two outs in the top of the seventh inning keyed a comeback by the Lions that saw them grab an 8-5 win over their Division I-North rivals in a game that saw both teams combine for 23 hits and a truly dramatic finish.
PAWTUCKET — SPC Dennis C. Poulin's being the type of guy who was always there to help others while asking for nothing in return was noted by everyone from his sister and longtime friends to the adjutant general of the Massachusetts National Guard at Thursday's funeral services for the fallen soldier.
Maria C. Pinhancos CUMBERLAND - Maria C. Pinhancos, 93, of Prospect St. passed away Wednesday in the R. I. Hospital, Providence. She was the beloved wife of Eduardo Pinhancos. Born in Freixo daSerra, Gouveia, Portugal she was the daughter of the late Antonio and Maria A. (Saraiva) Marmelo. She came to this country in 1966 settling in Cumberland. She had worked in the textile industry for many years at various area mills until her retirement. She was a communicant of Our Lady of Fatima Church, Cumberland.
Donna L. Smith LINCOLN - Donna L. Gilkenson-Smith, 62 died Wednesday at Sturdy Memorial Hospital, Attleboro, Ma. She is survived by her significant other Larry Goucher. Born in Pawtucket a daughter of Ruth (Jefferson) Gilkenson of Lincoln and the late Raymond Gilkenson. She lived in Mansfield, Ma. for the past thirty-four years. She was a registered nurse at the VA Hospital, West Roxbury, Ma. for the past thirty-eight years.
Florence M. Perron LINCOLN - Florence M. Perron, 92, passed away April 14, 2011. She was the wife of the late Alfred L. Perron. Born in North Providence, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Laura Lefebvre. Mrs. Perron was a long time communicant of Holy Spirit Parish in Central Falls. She enjoyed playing bingo at The Holiday in Manville, where she resided.


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A Dark Vision Of A World Where Being A Girl Is A Disease
The Girl Epidemic is a multimedia project about a different world where girls are hunted down and killed just for their genes. But that's not actually too far from what actually happens in a lot of the world. The Girl Epidemic wants to change that.
Imagine a world where being born a girl is treated like a disease, spreading across communities. In this world, girls are scooped up for having the wrong genes. That is, just for being girls.
That's the dystopian vision presented in Girl Epidemic, an eerie video that seeks to shed light on the fact that, in many ways, we already live in that dystopian world. More than a million girls disappear every year—many of them into sex slavery or victims of infanticide, all because families think life will be easier with male children. The project, created by the Nanhi Kali foundation, is looking for donations to improve girls' lives through education.
It's a vital mission: In India overall, only three out of 10 girls who start school will graduate from 10th grade. The benefits associated with fixing this problem and making sure girls receive education are numerous: reduction of child and maternal mortality, improvement of child nutrition and health, lower fertility rates, and improvement in economic production. Moreover, says the foundation, the benefits in the form of reduction of abuse and exploitation of females are huge.
The Girl Epidemic PSA shows communities where anti-girl violence currently takes place. The slums of Mumbai, India, weren't always the easiest places to shoot, says the director, Indrani. "One of the challenges with shooting this in India is that dealing with a place that is so highly populated, with people rushing to see what we are filming. It can be very challenging to have space to shoot in."
The film stars girls who are at the foundation-supported school, and Indrani says that their natural optimism bubbled over. "It's a really scary concept, this epidemic where the girls are being chased, but getting them not to smile was a huge challenge. They understood the stakes for girls like them, but these girls are really happy kids. It was challenging to portray the alternative, what the situation would be if they didn't have their school and support."
StrawberryFrog, an advertising agency, helped shape the video, and has worked with the Nanhi Kali foundation in the past. From a donation-based online film series called A Girl Story to The Girl Store which brings allows viewers to buy a girl her life back before someone else takes it, the idea is to shock people into action.
"I did a lot of research to find a nugget that can be super-simple that simplifies a complex problem—in this case, it's about girls being pushed out of society just for being a girl," says Justin Via, associate creative director at StrawberryFrog. "The idea we came up with is that girls lack a Y chromosome, and that makes them diseased somehow."
As with any epidemic, there's a solution lurking in the wings. "We don't want to be provocative just to be provocative," says Via. "The cure to the girl epidemic is education, and we're out to promote it."


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What does the Bible say about worry?
Question: "What does the Bible say about worry?"
Answer: The Bible clearly teaches that Christians are not to worry. In Philippians 4:6, we are commanded, "Do not be anxious [do not worry] about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God." In this Scripture, we learn that we should bring all of our needs and concerns to God in prayer rather than worry about them. Jesus encourages us to avoid worrying about our physical needs like clothing and food. Jesus assures us that our heavenly Father will take care of all our needs (Matthew 6:25-34). Therefore, we have no need to worry about anything.
Since worrying should not be a part of a believer's life, how does one overcome worry? In 1 Peter 5:7, we are instructed to "cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you." God does not want us to carry around the weight of problems and burdens. In this verse, God is telling us to give Him all of our worries and concerns. Why does God want to take on our problems? The Bible says it is because He cares for us. God is concerned about everything that happens to us. No worry is too big or too small for His attention. When we give God our problems, He promises to give us the peace which transcends all understanding (Philippians 4:7).
Of course, for those who do not know the Savior, worry and anxiety will be part of life. But to those who have given their lives to Him, Jesus promised, "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light" (Matthew 11:28-30).
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Posted 16 March 2010 - 02:08 PM
These are by far some of my favourite tunes:
Can't embed the rest because of a minor problem with the media tool, but give them a listen if you like the first one.
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Posted 16 March 2010 - 02:16 PM
He's the only one that actually likes it out of all of my mates, but now I'm starting to like it. Nice tunes though, the second link is just fucking great.
Cheers for the link.
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Posted 17 March 2010 - 01:07 AM
This first tune is the song of me and that special someone
This one is also awesome
Posted 18 March 2010 - 01:47 PM
This song is far too boring for me. Where's the drop?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xEzboG8Oec
Chris I think you might like this song:
Also if you have some beastly speakers with a good subwoofer then give this one a listen, best drop I have ever heard in a song by far.
On side note I recently bought a great set of speakers a while ago, they are perfect for dubstep. It's the Altec Lasning iMT800.
They have 2 X 5.25" sub-woofers on either side of the speakers and horn-loaded tweeters. They sound beautiful. Cost me around £250, so worth it. Once you start to use them, you just can't listen to music on headphones, the quality is horrible and especially for dubstep because literally the bass dissapears.
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Posted 18 March 2010 - 01:54 PM
nice system tho
heard this at a nightclub like last year, me and my mate were there from like 9 til 3am, so loud in there, when we left our ears are like hissing. pretty nuts lol.
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Posted 25 March 2010 - 03:10 PM
Absolute tune!
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Posted 30 March 2010 - 12:38 AM
just found this dubstep mix, 1h 15min. i havent listened YET but im downloading it now.
k listening now abou halfway through, its really awesome.
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Posted 03 May 2010 - 08:57 PM
That song is AMAZING!For those who like a bit of reggae with their dubstep
Been neglecting this topic too much, got some real decent tunes recently:
Got more too, but I'll post them after I hear some more from other people.
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Posted 06 June 2010 - 05:22 PM
VERY good song, my favourite at the moment. Give a listen to more songs by Doctor P, he's great.
Oh my god I just jizzed.
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Sep 29, 2009, 09:39 PM | #1 |
Should I tell my boss???
My situation: I am second-in-command of a team of employees with some very unusual job skills. I am treated with respect and well-paid and really have no complaints about my job at all. Over the last decade my boss has sent me on some expensive and hard-to-get courses to support some very specialized computer software. At a recent course I met privately with the instructor and expressed interest in possibly coming aboard as a trainer some time in the future. I was encouraged to apply should a position ever open-up. A month ago one did (first time in years) and I sent in a resume. Today they called and scheduled an interview.
My worry: I have not yet told my boss that I've applied for another job. I hope my boss will be supportive, however my leaving will put them in a difficult situation because nobody else has my specific skill-set maintaining this equipment and it will take my replacement years to get. There is also the very distinct possibility that my boss has applied for the same instructing job -- and I have no idea what they will say/do if I am their "competition". Your question: Do I tell my boss that I am a finalist for the training job and I might be resigning in January, giving them time to figure-out what to do if it happens? Or do I shut up until I'm actually offered the job and then catch them totally off-guard and send my current employer into a panic? HELP!!! |
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Sep 29, 2009, 09:42 PM | #2 |
I would tell your boss that you have an interview. Leaving him/her hanging is weak.
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Sep 29, 2009, 09:43 PM | #3 |
From a personal stand point, it might be better to keep your card close to your chest, until you know for sure, that said, when you know for sure, you could offer to help out until your replacement has a general idea of what is going on.
I wouldn't want to leave them high and dry(since it seems they have been good to you and you seem to like them), but I certainly wouldn't risk losing a better job.
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Sep 29, 2009, 09:44 PM | #4 |
just be professional about it
simply say you have another option that you would like to pursue, give your 2 weeks during the 2 weeks, make the handoff to your succeesor as easy as possible dont feel bad about it, its your life. you arent forced to stay there and dont let it become personal |
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Sep 29, 2009, 09:46 PM | #5 | |
Just remember that you have no obligation to tell your boss that you are interviewing. He probably wouldn't tell his superiors if he was.
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Sep 29, 2009, 10:00 PM | #6 |
I wouldn't tell your boss until you get a final offer. If your boss or higher up is desperate enough to keep you, they will counter offer.
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Sep 29, 2009, 10:06 PM | #7 |
Definitely a quandary.
If you don't tell your boss and the new employer calls him for a reference, and this is the first time he hears about it, you could be toast. If you approach your boss beforehand, they may make a counter offer to keep you there. So you'll need to know what your response will be ahead of time. Personally, I've always been up front with my boss when looking for a new job. Most are understanding if the new position is a good career move for you. YMMV.
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Sep 29, 2009, 10:08 PM | #8 |
It's a tough call if you really like your current employer. That said, say nothing until you're actually offered the job and decide to take it. Give the appropriate notice, help hand over your duties and leave on good terms.
Turning it around: Imagine your boss told you that he's thinking of laying you off, but isn't sure yet. How would you feel about your boss? How would it affect your ongoing relationship even if he didn't let you go? Would you continue to give your boss freebies - like unpaid overtime? Where would your loyalty lie? So with that perspective, if your boss knows you're looking to jump ship, do you think he's going to keep giving you freebies (like expensive training). Of course he may use extra freebies as a retention tactic - or maybe not. Depends on how he views it. (Edit: and what Sushi says above is good advice too. A lot depends on your relationship with your boss and what's considered normal practice in your industry/profession) |
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Sep 29, 2009, 10:09 PM | #9 |
There is no answer you should follow on here because every situation is different
In my first job, I would NEVER tell my boss as he would have either fired me OR pushed me eventually due to feeling I was abandoning him. In my second job, my boss would be supportive and help me get the job that I wanted. There are people in between of course.
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Sep 29, 2009, 11:44 PM | #10 |
Do not tell your boss anything until you have confirmed a new position. Even better if you have something in writing. Do you think if they were to lay you off or fire you that they would give you a six month lead time? You're not being a jerk. It's business.
No doubt you leaving will put them in a spot but that's life. You can train your replacement as best you can after giving your two weeks. |
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Sep 29, 2009, 11:53 PM | #11 |
It easy my friend...
If you are in a real professional, well paid job, than your company is at fault for not going two deep to make sure they can pass the bus test. If the job you have is around 6 figures are higher, than leaving with anything less than a months notice is just unprofessional. And the hiring company should expect no less from an individual of your caliber. Once you have been offered the job, tell you boss. He may counter offer to keep you. Otherwise take a few days to make a decision. Consult with friends, family, and other professionals in your field. Remember, if you except the job, give a proper notice.
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Sep 30, 2009, 12:05 AM | #12 | |
The only other thing I'd add is that if you're happy where you're currently working, and you do get an offer with the computer software trainers, you may be able to use the offer to renegotiate your current salary. If they say no, then you've got the new job waiting for you anyway. |
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Sep 30, 2009, 12:13 AM | #13 |
True there. The company is at fault for resting their success on one individual's abilities/talents. Which may or may not be the case.
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Sep 30, 2009, 12:18 AM | #14 |
Yep, telling your boss before you have been hired by another company is like growing a third leg and kicking yourself in the nads.
They may be understanding, they may immediately terminate you, or they may counter the other offer. The nad kick ... Since there are likely many cheap hires waiting for your job, those with serious job hunting expeditions should be immediately escorted off the floor and fired. Seriously, if they get a whiff of somebody that doesn't want to work with you any more -- there isn't a single reason in hell to keep them longer than it takes to have security remove them after firing them. Replacements are cheap right now. --- There might not be a single person they can replace you with, but if they can replace you with 2-3 part timers for less ... as a manager it might be worth the risk. |
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Sep 30, 2009, 12:52 AM | #15 |
It sounds very competitive, wait until something is in writing absolutely guaranteeing you have the job before giving notice or even letting your current boss have a clue. You can always break the agreement (as long as it is not binding on your end) with your potential new employer if you know how to use the leverage correctly. Pros and Cons? There is a risk of losing any credit with the potential new employer for backing out of the deal but if you play it right and get something better where you are it might be worth it. Also since your boss is the competition it depends on his attitude--will he respect you for growing a pair or will he resent you for stealing an opportunity from him? That depends on how well you know your boss--either way best bet is to take the gamble, keep your mouth shut, put on a poker face, and play the hand until the last card is dealt and you have to show your cards.
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But mostly it is the company doing the calling that opens themselves up to multiple law suits. There is a reason they ask if they may call your current employer. If I was the OP I would not tell my boss I was looking or even a finalist. Even more so in economic times like this. Do not show your cards. If you run into your boss there well not like much can be done. Your boss knows if he goes after you that you can turn him in as well. If you get the Job jack you boss can do to you. If you boss gets the job you get a promotion. If neither of you gets the job you all both have that to bitch about together. No real loss there. |
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Sep 30, 2009, 01:58 AM | #17 |
Wait till you have the job locked. In this day in age there really shouldn't be much loyalty left for companies, most people aren't lifers anymore.
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Sep 30, 2009, 02:35 AM | #18 |
everyone is replaceable. tell him after you get it for sure.
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Sep 30, 2009, 02:52 AM | #19 |
I think I would wait until you had an offer first but give your current employer plenty of notice (~a month or so) to find and train your replacement. The new employer should be understanding about this as it's the professional thing to do and I'm sure they'd want the same courtesy extended to them.
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Sep 30, 2009, 03:44 AM | #20 |
Use the fact that's it is abroad to your advantage. Tell your boss you've seen a 'job in the sun' and applied for it. That's very different to applying for a job elsewhere in this country; everyone wants to move abroad etc.
As others have said though, I'd think carefully about when you tell him. You never know, if you're that good he might be pleased you're moving on up. AppleMatt |
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Sep 30, 2009, 04:06 AM | #21 |
The job isn't abroad. I read "aboard" as "abroad" too! Strange!
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Sep 30, 2009, 04:41 AM | #22 |
If your boss have problems replacing you, he should have already put it down in your employment contract. Just follow the terms of your employment and hand over your duties to the best of your effort is good enough.
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Sep 30, 2009, 06:44 AM | #23 |
Telling your boss that you plan on leaving is the kiss of death for your career with your current company.
Lets go through a what if. You tell your boss you had this interview and you don't get that job. What is your bosses next step. Looking for a replacement for you since he knows that you don't want to be there. Your raises and bonuses may shrivel up since you're not a company man and they want to dedicate resources to someone willing to stay. Also look at it this way. Will your boss or company tell you that they're thinking of laying you off because of bad times. No they'll call you into the office and let you go. You need to make sure you set yourself up for the future w/o burning bridges. That might mean providing an extended notice, but not telling your boss you applied for another position.
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Sep 30, 2009, 08:29 AM | #24 |
Don't say anything until you have the written contract, IN YOUR HANDS! As for counter offers, typically they are a very bad idea to take.
1) The original reason you wanted to leave is still there. If you were unhappy with the work, the work location, the people, or even just want something different. Those will all still be there if you take the offer. If more money is your ONLY reason for leaving, then the counter offer may be reasonable. 2) If you take the counter offer and stay; they know that you were unhappy or underpaid, and were looking. That means that if they gave you more money you now have a better negoiting item with someone else. Thus the reason they give you the counter offer is to give them time to find / train someone to replace you. Often if you are unhappy with your work, or pay, or environment, you would be better off to sit down with your boss and tell him directly instead of threatening to leave unless you get soemthing changed (and that's what expecting a counter offer is). If you tell the boss that you are going to take a training job somewhere else because it pays more; you could find yourself on the street curb that day. Just play it safe, and keep to yourself. |
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Sep 30, 2009, 08:42 AM | #25 |
Companies are not your friends.
Don't say anything unless your giving your notice. At that point, you can negotiate the leaving terms and even take on a consulting role if necessary, to help them through their transition period. It's a nice way to make some extra cash on the side. If you leave and decide that you hate being a trainer, that door may be open for you to come back if it doesn't work out. Your company won't be happy about their vendor poaching one of their employees, so be prepared for that as well... It may turn out that the vendor doesn't want to ruin that relationship either, and may pass on you. If you tell them and things don't work out, any career you had left there is pretty much over. You will be passed by for promotions, because they don't know if you going to be sticking around. If they even find out you were looking, you've broken that trust they have in you. Counter offers are ways of keeping you there long enough to train someone to replace you. |
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- Freeranger 2012/05/15 18:12:14Other: you tell me+2I couldn't tell you, that was some years ago, but at that time, grabbing a girl and marching through thigh deep snow down in to the woods, and linking up with friends you valued around a Winter bonfire was considered a date to be valued.
But there was something about a girl in braids, block plaid shirts and tight jeans that just......leave such fond memories. [sigh] - Here in Tx., there is no snow, but, a bonfire along a springfed creek is called a woodsie, and they last all night, not usually proper for a 1st date
+1Ha....."proper?" Proper inferred more about having the girl home at a reasonable hour. We were more concentrated about hangin' with friends who meant the most to us. We'd prep the site in the deep woods by trampling down the snow around the fire site, and bringing in pine brances for firewood. While the snow was deep, the fire would, over time create a bowl of sorts. I can't speak for regional differences regarding the dates of others, but.....we always had a great time. How can ya beat it? Deep woods.....totally quiet, pine wood fire snapping on a Winter's night, and looking up....more brilliant stars in a night sky than you could count. I wouldn't have traded that for anything, and I suspect, neither would my friends.
- Carebear 2012/05/15 18:02:05
- BJFuller☥ 2012/05/15 17:41:35
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Freeman Departs from the Globe
Dave Wilton, Saturday, August 13, 2011
Jan Freeman is ending a fourteen-year run as language columnist for the Boston Globe. While her writing in the pages of that paper will be missed, she will continue to write about language on her blog, Throw Grammar From the Train, and in other venues. The Globe column will continue under Erin McKean and others.
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